Description
This course offers a historical survey of visual art from the 1300s to the present. Through study of significant works of visual art, including architecture, sculpture, painting, and current digital arts, the course emphasizes the struggle to find a universal visual language for a world of changing values, new institutions, and unprecedented diversity. This course develops students' understanding of the interconnections of visual art within diverse societies and cultural contexts. Students learn how creative expression and visual communication relate to contemporary society and culture. No prior course or experience with art or history is required.
Credit Hours
3
Offering Cycle
Fall and Spring Only
Yearly Cycle
All Years
Instructional Method
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Contact Hours
3